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A hot air balloon sightseeing ride operator had a hard landing causing minor injuries and minor damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 254376 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dvt |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 254376 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Hot air balloon -- high wind landing (10 plus KTS). As coming in for landing, I was not able to properly control because of high wind, some wind shear, low fuel pressure, and rough terrain. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that there were 'no broken bones,' although there may have been a foot injury to one of the women passenger. There was minor damage to the basket, none to the envelope. This was a high wind landing, the worst that the reporter had ever had. He was advised to send in a report by another balloon ride operator in the phoenix area. He has not heard from the FAA or even the operator for whom he flew. There was no property damage to anything on the ground, and no saguaro cacti were knocked over. There was a small storm in the distance that may have caused the winds and wind shear. The reporter, new to the area, was surprised that the other aeronauts chose to fly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON SIGHTSEEING RIDE OPERATOR HAD A HARD LNDG CAUSING MINOR INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE.
Narrative: HOT AIR BALLOON -- HIGH WIND LNDG (10 PLUS KTS). AS COMING IN FOR LNDG, I WAS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY CTL BECAUSE OF HIGH WIND, SOME WIND SHEAR, LOW FUEL PRESSURE, AND ROUGH TERRAIN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT THERE WERE 'NO BROKEN BONES,' ALTHOUGH THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FOOT INJURY TO ONE OF THE WOMEN PAX. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BASKET, NONE TO THE ENVELOPE. THIS WAS A HIGH WIND LNDG, THE WORST THAT THE RPTR HAD EVER HAD. HE WAS ADVISED TO SEND IN A RPT BY ANOTHER BALLOON RIDE OPERATOR IN THE PHOENIX AREA. HE HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE FAA OR EVEN THE OPERATOR FOR WHOM HE FLEW. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE TO ANYTHING ON THE GND, AND NO SAGUARO CACTI WERE KNOCKED OVER. THERE WAS A SMALL STORM IN THE DISTANCE THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE WINDS AND WIND SHEAR. THE RPTR, NEW TO THE AREA, WAS SURPRISED THAT THE OTHER AERONAUTS CHOSE TO FLY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.